used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
APPRENTICEDadjectiveUS /əˈprentəst/
bound by contract
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
BowmannounUS /ˈboʊmən/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
CONCORDnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
Edmund's
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From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
ENLISTINGnounUS /enˈlɪstɪŋ/
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
HancocknounUS /ˈhænkɑːk/
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
others
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From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
SERGEANTnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
stintnounUS /stɪnt/
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
TRADINGnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading TRADING IN THOSE DAYS--BEN IS APPRENTICED--THE ENLISTING SERGEANT--COURT DAY AT CONCORD About this time my life changed a good deal.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
which person or people
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Bishop Hancock had died during the previous winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading As for myself, I was growing up, and had my stint of work with the others.
a late time of life
From this reading Edmund's mother, who had been a widow several years, married Squire Bowman, and went to live at his house at the south end of the town.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young John was adopted by his Uncle Thomas, the Boston merchant, and went to Harvard College.
